(a) This subpart contains standards and approval and production tests for a pilot ladder used on a merchant vessel to embark and disembark pilots and other persons when away from the dock.
(b) The requirements in this subpart apply to a pilot ladder designed for use along a vertical portion of a vessel's hull.
authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,
3703,
5115; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4
source: CGFR 50-30, 16 FR 1086, Feb. 6, 1951, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 163.003-1